Gray Healthcare

Female Mental Health Support Worker

Company
Location
Lincoln, England, United Kingdom
Posted At
4/17/2025
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Description
Job Summary

Gray Healthcare are recruiting a new team of mental health support workers within the Lincoln area to support a young lady in her 20's who has a diagnosis of Emotionally Unstable Personality Disorder and Sensory Processing Disorder.

Main duties of the job

The lady we will be supporting is looking for individuals with a good sense of humour, someone who isn't too serious.

She has a keen interest in dancing and has recently taken up swimming lessons as a new hobby.

The person we support also has a keen interest in looking into voluntary work as she has recently been volunteering at a cat cafe

She is supported by a female team on mixed shifts of days and waking nights.

Benefits

About us

  • Highly competitive salary
  • Fully paid induction and training
  • Company pension
  • Professional development
  • 28 Days (Including Bank Holidays
  • Blue light card
  • Additional annual leave with each year's service up to a maximum of 33 days

Gray Healthcare is a specialist Health and Social Care provider, supporting people with complex needs, disabilities and long-term conditions looking to step back into the community from in-patient support services. At Gray Healthcare, we offer our own dynamic approach to care, enabling people to move back into their own homes - into their own communities giving them control of their life. We create a bespoke support package for each individual, with support from our own multi-disciplinary team, adaptable to meet all current and future needs.

Date posted

15 April 2025

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£12.21 an hour

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

E0018-TMI-0004

Job locations

Central Railway Station

St. Marys Street

Lincoln

LN5 7EW

Job Description

Job responsibilities

Gray Healthcare is a specialist Health and Social Care provider, supporting people with complex needs, disabilities and long-term conditions looking to step back into the community from in-patient support services. At Gray Healthcare, we offer our own dynamic approach to care, enabling people to move back into their own homes - into their own communities giving them control of their life. We create a bespoke support package for each individual with support from our own multi-disciplinary team, adaptable to meet all current and future needs.

Hours

24 hour contract 2 x 12 hour waking nights shifts per week.

Induction and Training

We provide an initial week of training which is a combination of online training. (Company induction, systems, and Medication.) Followed by in-person training on PROACT-SCIPr-UK which is a PBS approach to least restrictive practice, this is a therapeutic and proven alternative to restraint dominate approaches. You will then complete the person-centred training, specific to the person that you are supporting. Training continues throughout your time with Gray Healthcare, and we encourage you to develop and grow your career with us.

Responsibilities

Job description Job responsibilities

Gray Healthcare is a specialist Health and Social Care provider, supporting people with complex needs, disabilities and long-term conditions looking to step back into the community from in-patient support services. At Gray Healthcare, we offer our own dynamic approach to care, enabling people to move back into their own homes - into their own communities giving them control of their life. We create a bespoke support package for each individual with support from our own multi-disciplinary team, adaptable to meet all current and future needs.

Hours

24 hour contract 2 x 12 hour waking nights shifts per week.

Induction and Training

We provide an initial week of training which is a combination of online training. (Company induction, systems, and Medication.) Followed by in-person training on PROACT-SCIPr-UK which is a PBS approach to least restrictive practice, this is a therapeutic and proven alternative to restraint dominate approaches. You will then complete the person-centred training, specific to the person that you are supporting. Training continues throughout your time with Gray Healthcare, and we encourage you to develop and grow your career with us.

Person Specification

Experience Essential

  • Social care experience, ideally within mental health and with some experience of supporting individuals with EUPD.
  • Experience providing encouragement to a person with complex health needs and Learning Disabilities.
  • Experience supporting individuals with behaviours which may be considered challenging.
  • Experience implementing detailed care plans and risk assessments.
  • You must have current Right to Work in the UK and have been employed in the UK for at least 6 months. We no longer have any certificates of sponsorship available and are unable to consider sponsorship.
  • This position is subject to an enhanced DBS check and satisfactory references

Person Specification Experience Essential

  • Social care experience, ideally within mental health and with some experience of supporting individuals with EUPD.
  • Experience providing encouragement to a person with complex health needs and Learning Disabilities.
  • Experience supporting individuals with behaviours which may be considered challenging.
  • Experience implementing detailed care plans and risk assessments.
  • You must have current Right to Work in the UK and have been employed in the UK for at least 6 months. We no longer have any certificates of sponsorship available and are unable to consider sponsorship.
  • This position is subject to an enhanced DBS check and satisfactory references

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Employer details

Employer name

Gray Healthcare

Address

Central Railway Station

St. Marys Street

Lincoln

LN5 7EW

Employer's website

https://www.grayhealthcare.com/ (Opens in a new tab)
Advertise with us by contacting: [email protected]
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